Monday, September 12, 2005

Recently unemployed

The doorbell rings and JONATHAN answers it to find SVETLANA wearing a black sequined black cocktail dress. He is wearing an expensive Armani suit. He shakes his head in disgust when he sees SVETLANA.

JONATHAN

What are you wearing?

SVETLANA

I'm wearing my black dress.

JONATHAN

Don't you have something more, I don't know? Classy?

SVETLANA

I thought this would be OK.

JONATHAN

It's got fucking sequins on it!

Svettelana pushes him aside and walks in the apartment. She lights up a cigarette and sits down on the sofa.

JONATHAN

What the fuck are you doing?

SVETLANA

I'm smoking.

JONATHAN

Well get up! If we don't leave now we're going to be late.

Svettelana gets up and her and Jonathan walk out of the door.

INT. CAB- MINUTES LATER

JONATHAN and SVETLANA are sitting in the back of a cab. The plastic divider is closed so the cab driver cannot hear them.

JONATHAN

I'm not very happy with that dress.

SVETLANA

I heard you before.

JONATHAN

I mean it's fine if were looking to give someone a blowjob on the street, but I'm meeting clients.

SVETLANA

You're overreacting, and you're an asshole.

JONATHAN

(sighing)

Those are sequins, am I right?

SVETLANA

I don't know.

JONATHAN

Well, I know, and they are fucking sequins.

SVETLANA

So what if they are! Huh?

JONATHAN

I just hope the people at the bar don't think you're working a double or something, because I'm sure my clients will. What I'm trying to say is...I hope everyone in the place doesn't think you work there.

SVETLANA

You left instructions, I followed them. The dress is black? No?

JONATHAN

I said black and classy, not black and escort service.

SVETLANA

You get what you pay for.

JONATHAN

Obviously so. Next time I'll be more specific.

SVETLANA

So what, what are these clients of yours?

JONATHAN

Rich dirt balls. Important though, and rich. Did I say rich?

SVETLANA

They aren't going to be pinching my ass?

JONATHAN

(laughing)

How could they not? That dress absolutely screams pinch my ass. It'd probably be awkward if they didn't.

SVETLANA

If they pinch my ass that's extra for the tip, and don't get any bright ideas of me sleeping with these clients of yours, you don't have enough money for that to happen.

JONATHAN

Ummm...actually you're wrong. I do have ample funds, but don't worry about any of that. Just an exotic piece of eye-candy tonight. For them at least.

SVETLANA

You're so fucking smug all the time, with your suits and your Rolex.

JONATHAN

I work hard for this stuff, now could we maybe cut the chitchat? I don't know if I've ever told you this but your voice really starts to get on my nerves after extended periods of use.

SVETLANA

Such a big shot.

JONATHAN

Something like that. What happened to quiet time?

SVETLANA

Let me ask you this then big-shot. Why do you have to pay for sex?

JONATHAN

Listen up sweetheart, I don't have to pay for shit. I just prefer to.

SVETLANA

Why do you always ask for me then? Huh, big-shot? There are plenty of girls at the service, why always pick me?

JONATHAN

You're an animal in bed.

SVETLANA

This is true, but that's not why you pick me.

JONATHAN

Of course it's why I pick you, why the fuck else would I pick you?

SVETLANA

How about if I said no next time? If I refused to come with you?

JONATHAN

You can't refuse to that, they'll send you anyway.

SVETLANA

Maybe I quit, and you can never see me again?

JONATHAN

Oh yeah, like you'd do that. I'm sure you've got a sparkling resume, maybe I could pass it along to some friends of mine. You make too much money to quit.

SVETLANA

Oh yeah!

Svettelana beats on the plastic divider, the cab driver slides it open.

SVETLANA

Pull over here, now!

The cab pulls over to the side of the street.

JONATHAN

You can't leave me! I've already paid tonight!

Jonathan reaches out to grab Svettelana to try to keep her in the cab. She grabs his tie with both hands and slams his head into the plastic cab divider. He lets go of her as blood starts to gush from his nose.